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If you see someone injured or in trouble you have a duty as a human being to help them

James Hemingway

James Hemingway, 46, received praise from the police after he gave the victim first aid and called an ambulance after the attack.

“If you see someone injured or in trouble you have a duty as a human being to help them,” he told Lincolnshire Live: “It is good that the chap survived but I would hope that what I did was not extraordinary.”

The victim was left with life-threatening injuries after the crime but managed to survive, but he is still suffering from ongoing neck pain.

Five men pleaded guilty to affray with sentences ranging from six to 18 months.

Three men were imprisoned for four years after pleading guilty to GBH charges.

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE

This is the moment the attackers kick and punch the man while he is on the floor

LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE

The man is left unconscious on the floor with life-threatening injuries

The weapons used in the attack included a pestle and mortar, a two-foot long iron bar and a chain.

Detective Sergeant Adam Petty of Lincolnshire Police, said: “Fights of this nature are not common in our town centre and the barbaric actions of those involved could have quite easily resulted in the death of a man.

“Luckily for the victim, people responded to administer first aid before paramedics arrived and placed him on a spinal board.

“These sentences should act as a serious deterrent to anyone wishing to resort to violence.”